Tag Archives: crowd-funding

Are you listening to your bees?

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Ron Miksha

Experienced beekeepers approach their hives as one might enter a church or temple. With quiet respect. Once there, we listen. That’s an important part of our role.  The listening beekeeper knows in an instant if the colony is queenless or … Continue reading →

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Support a Book

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Ron Miksha

I’ve received a fascinating message from a relatively new beekeeper. The note was from a young man who is crowdsourcing funds to help pay for the translation and printing of an unusual beekeeping book. Mathijs Herremans is a young Dutch … Continue reading →

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Supporting “Painting the Bees”

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Ron Miksha

It’s pretty hard to pry money out of my pockets.  Unless you’ve got something really great going on that can use a little support. The Good of the Hive is one of the worthy ones. It aims to bring awareness … Continue reading →

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Have These Kids Found a Way to Kill Varroa?

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Ron Miksha

I am a skeptic when it comes to ‘miracle’ cures to fight varroa. I think that the various expensive heat/sauna systems are a waste of time and money. A lot of natural treatments (icing/powdered sugar; essential oils; screened bottoms) are … Continue reading →

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Flow(TM) Hive Wins Design Award

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Ron Miksha

Our favourite Surfer Dude and his Retired Dad are the folks who invented the 21st-Century honey-on-tap bee hive. They have now won artistic recognition. You know their hive – it’s the revolutionary, earth-shaking innovation that has inspired thousands of lazy … Continue reading →

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Honey Bee Sauna: “Keeps Bees from Roaring”

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ron Miksha

 A German “crowd sourcing” fund wanted 10,000 Euros to build honey bee saunas. Within a few weeks, they had over 60,000 Euros in pledges – that’s about $75,000. I guess that the contributors don’t realize bees can die in a … Continue reading →

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